Board of directors

Alexander Valentinovich Novak

Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transneft

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Is elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transneft in August 2015.

In 2015, elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Transneft.

Since May 2012 – Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.

Since 2008 – Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, member of the Board of Russia’s Ministry of Finance (since 2010).

In 2002-2008 employed with the administration of Krasnoyarsk region: Deputy Governor – Head of the General Directorate of Finance, First Deputy Governor, First Deputy Governor - Chairman of the Government.

Decorated with Order of Honor, Diplomas from the President and the Government of the Russian Federation.

In 1993, graduated from the Norilsk Industrial Institute with a degree in economics and management in metallurgy, in 2009 graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in management.

Year of birth: 1971

Matthias Warnig

CEO of Nord Stream 2 AG (Switzerland)

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He has been elected to the Board of Directors of Transneft since June 2011.

Since 21 September 2015, he has been CEO of Nord Stream 2 AG (Switzerland).

Member of the Supervisory Council of VTB Bank since 2007.

From 2006 to 2016, he served as managing director of Nord Stream AG (Switzerland).

From 1990 to 2006, Mr Warnig was involved in the financial operations of Dresdner Bank Group in Frankfurt am Main, St Petersburg, and Moscow. He was president, chairman of the Board, and chief coordinator of the Dresdner Bank AG Group in Russia.

In 1981, Mr Warnig graduated from the Bruno Leuschner Higher School of Economics majoring in National Economy (with a diploma of an economist). From 1993 to 1995, he studied at Dresdner Bank AG in Bad Homburg (Germany) and in London (UK) and obtained a degree in Credit and Risk Management.

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2007–2016 – Head of the Chair of Natural Resource and Environmental Law of the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, corresponding member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor.

2006–2012 – Deputy Director of the Department of National Policy on Geology and Subsoil Use of the RF Ministry of Natural Resources.

2000 – Graduated from the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Faculty of Law.

2001 – Successfully defended Candidate of Legal Science thesis on the topic "Constitutional foundations of subsoil use in the Russian Federation" in the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration.

2009 – Successfully defended Doctor of Legal Science thesis on the topic "Administrative and legal regime of subsoil use in the Russian Federation: problems of theory and practice in the Russian Federation" in the Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration.

Kirill Aleksandrovich Dmitriev

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Since 2016, he has been Representative of the Russian Federation in the APEC Business Advisory Council.

Since 2013, Dmitriev has been Representative of the Russian Federation in the BRICS Business Council.

He has been serving as CEO of RDIF MC JSC since May 2011.

In 2000 Dmitriev graduated from Harvard University as a Baker Scholar receiving an MBA with High Distinction degree of the Harvard Business School.

In 1996 he graduated summa cum laude from Stanford University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.

Kirill Dmitriev was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky for his significant contribution to implementation of international investment projects and to social and economic development of the Russian Federation.

In 2011 he was the only Russian included into the list of 100 most influential private equity professionals of the decade (Private Equity International), he is also one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders.

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In 2003-2011 Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the North-Western Federal District.

In 1999-2003, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation – Minister of Industry, Science and Technology.

Actual State Councilor of the Russian Federation (1st Class), author of several inventions in instrument engineering.

Decorated with an Order of Honor, orders For Merit to the Fatherland (4th, 3rd, 2nd classes), etc.

In 1974, graduated from the Kalinin Leningrad Polytechnic Institute with a degree in electrophysics.

In 1989, graduated from the business school under Matsushita Group (Japan).

Year of birth: 1951.

Alexander Leonidovich Korsik

Member of Transneft Board of Directorsindependent director

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In 2017 he was elected member of Transneft Board of Directors.

From April 2011 till October 2016: President and Management Board Chairman of Bashneft, PJSOC.

From May 2009 till April 2011: Senior Vice President of Sistema JSFC, Head of Oil and Energy business unit.

From September 2007 till February 2009: Chairman of the Board of Directors, PJSC “RussNeft”

From October 2006 till September 2007: President of ITERA Group of Companies.

In 2006 Korsik was Deputy Management Board Chairman at the Renaissance Capital bank.

1999–2005: First Vice President, OJSC Sibneft.

1997–1999: Head of Strategic Development Department.

In 1979 Korsik graduated with honors from the Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School majoring in Automated Control Systems.

Year of birth: 1956.

Nikolay Petrovich Tokarev

Chairman of the Management Board, the President of Transneft

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In 2007 he was elected the President of Transneft.

In the period from 2000 to 2007 he was the General Director of the State Enterprise “Russian External Economic Association “Zarubezhneft” (since 2004 – Zarubezhneft, JSC).

Nikolay Petrovich worked in ore mining, and then - in the Administrative Department of the President of the Russian Federation.

He was awarded the Orders of Merit for the Motherland of the II, III and IV degrees, the Order of Honor, the Order of Friendship, 5 medals; was given the titles of Honorary Oiler, Honorary Worker of the Fuel and Energy Complex.

In 1973 he graduated from the Karaganda Polytechnic Institute with a specialization in Electrification and Automation of Mining Operations.

Year of birth: 1950.

Valery Pavlinovich Shantsev

Member of Transneft Board of Directors

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First elected to the Board of Directors of Transneft in December 2017.

August 2005 – October 2017: Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

June 1996 – 2005: elected Vice Mayor of Moscow, appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow Government.

1994 – 1996: Prefect of the Southern Administrative District of Moscow.

1991 – 1994: Chief Commercial Officer, the Dynamo Hockey Club.

1975 – 1991: occupied various senior management positions in governmental and Communist Party bodies in Moscow.

1987 – 1993: elected a deputy to the Moscow Soviet of People’s Deputies.

Mr. Shantsev started his career in 1968 at the Salyut radio manufacturing plant in Moscow, where he was consequently promoted from sub-foreman to senior process engineer positions.

Decorated with: orders “For Merit to the Fatherland” II, III, IV classes, Order of Honour, Order of Friendship, medals “For Labour Valour”, “For Distinguished Labour”, a number of Russian ministerial awards, as well as awards and decorations of foreign states and the Russian Orthodox Church.

Honoured with the titles of: “Honoured Worker of Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation”, “Honoured Builder of Moscow” and other.

Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation and the Academy of National Economy in 1975.

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In 2015, he was elected a member of the Strategy, Investments and Innovations Committee under the Board of Directors of Transneft.

Since 2002, he has been President of the Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia.

He was awarded the Order of Labor Red Banner, the Order of People’s Friendship, the Order of the October Revolution, the Order of Courage, the Medal for Labor Merit, the titles of Honorary Gas Industry Worker and Honorary Builder, etc.

He authored more than 100 treatises on enhancing oil and gas construction efficiency.

In 1959, he graduated from the Urals Polytechnic Institute majoring in Engineering and Metallurgy.

In 1983, he graduated from the Academy of National Economy under the USSR Council of Ministers majoring in Economics.